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This R&D provides resources on prescription drug prices in the United States. Americans spent more than $370 on prescription drugs last year and prices have continued to increase in recent decades, sometimes by double digit percentages. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have drawn attention to the high price of prescription drugs, arguing that Medicare should be allowed to negotiate prices with drug makers and that more legislation is needed to prevent “price gouging” by companies. Polls show that Americans do favor action to reduce drug prices, but they cannot agree on what specific policies would be preferable or which political party is better suited to accomplish that task.
Expert: Sky-high #drug prices may be madness, but U.S. companies are simply responding to the current incentives. https://t.co/cQQEI7BE85
— RAND Corporation (@RANDCorporation) December 14, 2015
Doctors & hospitals condemn out-of-control drug prices as Senate investigation begins: https://t.co/S9CP8y0pkN @washingtonpost
— JohnsHopkinsMedicine (@HopkinsMedicine) December 13, 2015
Valeant’s deal with Walgreens will give the beleaguered drug company a way to lower prices https://t.co/iwBrDsESLv pic.twitter.com/pvJOJiiH1l
— Fortune (@FortuneMagazine) December 15, 2015